EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (1972)
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
Passed by Congress March 22, 1972. Ratification deadline: March 22, 1979 (extended to June 30, 1982).
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EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (1972)
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
Passed by Congress March 22, 1972. Ratification deadline extended to June 30, 1982.
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